Quiz about Probability with Spinners Quiz

Question 1

A spinner is divided into 4 equal sections colored red, blue, green, and yellow. If you spin the spinner once, what is the probability of it landing on red?

Accepted Answer

$$\frac{1}{4}$$

Answer

$$\frac{1}{2}$$

Answer

$$\frac{1}{3}$$

Answer

$$\frac{3}{4}$$

Question 2

If a spinner has 5 sections with numbers 1 through 5, what is the probability of spinning a number greater than 3?

Accepted Answer

$$\frac{2}{5}$$

Answer

$$\frac{1}{5}$$

Answer

$$\frac{3}{5}$$

Answer

$$\frac{4}{5}$$

Question 3

What does the term "probability" mean?

Accepted Answer

The likelihood of an event happening

Answer

A certain event

Answer

A rare event

Answer

The outcome of an experiment

Question 4

A spinner is divided into 8 equal parts. If 3 parts are red, 2 parts are blue, and 3 parts are green, what is the probability of landing on blue? (Don't simplify)

Accepted Answer

$$\frac{2}{8}$$

Answer

$$\frac{1}{4}$$

Answer

$$\frac{1}{3}$$

Answer

$$\frac{3}{8}$$

Question 5

If a spinner has numbers 1 to 6, what is the probability of spinning an even number?

Accepted Answer

$$\frac{1}{2}$$

Answer

$$\frac{1}{3}$$

Answer

$$\frac{2}{3}$$

Answer

$$\frac{3}{6}$$

Question 6

What does it mean if two events are equally likely?

Accepted Answer

They have the same probability of happening

Answer

They will happen at the same time

Answer

They depend on each other

Answer

One must happen before the other

Question 7

A spinner is divided into 3 sections: 1 large section that is half the spinner and 2 equal smaller sections. What is the probability of landing on one of the smaller sections?

Accepted Answer

$$\frac{1}{3}$$

Answer

$$\frac{1}{2}$$

Answer

$$\frac{1}{4}$$

Answer

$$\frac{1}{6}$$

Question 8

If a spinner has 8 sections, each with a different color, what is the probability of spinning and landing on a primary color (red, blue, or yellow)?

Accepted Answer

$$\frac{3}{8}$$

Answer

$$\frac{1}{2}$$

Answer

$$\frac{1}{4}$$

Answer

$$\frac{1}{8}$$

Question 9

What is the probability of not landing on green if a spinner is divided into 4 equal parts colored red, blue, green, and yellow?

Accepted Answer

$$\frac{3}{4}$$

Answer

$$\frac{1}{4}$$

Answer

$$\frac{1}{2}$$

Answer

$$\frac{1}{3}$$

Question 10

Comparing the likelihood of events, which is more probable: landing on a number greater than 2 on a spinner numbered 1 to 4, or landing on a red section in a spinner divided into 4 equal parts with only one red section?

Accepted Answer

Landing on a number greater than 2

Answer

Landing on a red section

Answer

Both are equally likely

Answer

It is impossible to determine

Probability with Spinners Quiz

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